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Manny Lopez

Cruisers drive up with cash to spend

My mission was simple: find the miscreants who trash Woodward business parking lots every year leading up to the Dream Cruise, and track down the business owners who scream and complain about the world's largest intentional traffic jam. - 08/07/2008

Molly Abraham

Woodward eateries whip up good times for the cruise

While florists and resale shop owners have to grin and bear it during the Dream Cruise, when their regular customers are among the missing, restaurateurs with strategic locations along the Woodward Avenue route are rejoicing. - 08/07/2008

Susan Whitall

Keep the cruising mood going with these tunes

These aren't songs about cruising, which with the Woodward Dream Cruise has evolved into a tame, family-friendly street festival. These are songs about the original outlaw, teenage activity we came to call cruising -- songs that make it feel like you're already speeding down the highway under the moon, in a powder-blue Corvette. - 08/07/2008

There's a souvenir for every Dream Cruise fan

Wear, display, listen to or watch a bit of the event that glorifies America's long love affair with the automobile. The Woodward Dream Cruise's Web site, www.woodwarddreamcruise.com, has plenty of snazzy items for sale. - 08/07/2008

Auto-matic good times

Ask fans to name their favorite perch for watching cars roll past in the days leading up to the Dream Cruise, and one spot keeps popping up: Duggan's Irish Pub , at 31501 Woodward Ave., north of 13 Mile, in Royal Oak. - 08/07/2008

Fill up your engine with Model Tea, Cruise Cookies

The Dream Cruise is a kick for all, not just those behind the wheel, but for the hundreds of people who line Woodward Avenue to get a glimpse of the classic cars. But all that smiling and waving can make one hungry and thirsty, so here are two ways to keep cool and satisfied. - 08/07/2008

Charities cash in with fundraising parties

In 1994, the Woodward Dream Cruise started as a small fundraiser for a soccer field in Ferndale. Today, more than 100 local charities benefit from the sale of official Dream Cruise merchandise. And now, others are getting into the act of planning special occasions around Dream Cruise (and during Crusin' MotorCities, the new auto-tourism festival that takes place the week prior to the Dream Cruise) to raise money for charitable causes by sponsoring independent social events. Here's a listing. - 08/07/2008

Cruise sights and sounds on TV and radio

Don't want to deal with traffic? Tune into the Dream Cruise via radio or television and get all the action from home. - 08/07/2008

Follow some simple etiquette rules when admiring classic autos

When Tom Camplin has a nightmare, it isn't filled with monsters, terrorists or audits by the IRS; instead it features dogs, children and hot dogs slathered with mustard. - 08/07/2008

Songs that will drive you wild behind the wheel

I'm not a cruiser, but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate a good driving song. - 08/07/2008

Dreaming and cruising low and slow

You crouch deep, almost into fetal position, to get into Potente's ride. The '48 Chevrolet Fleetline is inches from the ground because Potente, which is Spanish for powerful, has radically dropped the car's suspension -- classic lowrider style. Potente's alter ego, Gilbert Diaz, usually drives an Astro minivan, but on a recent August night he's at the heart of where men dream lowrider dreams: southwest Detroit's Clark Park. - 08/06/2008

Pomp and automobiles: Concours d'Elegance shows off beautiful rarities

The area's premier show for classic, expensive cars displayed 235 of the best vehicles in the world at Meadow Brook Hall, including Dusenbergs, 16-cylinder vehicles, 8-liter Bentleys, motorcycles with sidecars, significant Ferraris and an Aerocar that flies and converts into a car. - 08/04/2008

Concours d'Elegance draws car fans

Some 10,000 automobile enthusiasts swarmed the sun drenched grounds of Meadow Brook Hall for the annual car show Sunday. The area's premier show for classic, expensive cars displayed 235 of the best vehicles in the world. - 08/03/2008

Concours dreams that came true draw long lines of more dreamers

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich. -- Long lines of cars threaded their way into the massive guest parking area before the gates officially opened for the 30th Concours d'Elegance at Meadow Brook Hall here. -- Aug. 3, 2008

Perfect day fills Brownstown show with convertible chariots

BROWNSTOWN, Mich. -- Nearly 200 cars showed up Saturday Aug.2 at the Brownstown Civic Center for the Roam'n Chariots club's 10th annual Hospice Benefit Car show. The weather was flawless, which meant that most of the convertibles on display were missing their tops. -- Aug. 2, 2008

New shine on show: Competitions for hot rods, 'green' cars will heat up Cruise

ROYAL OAK, Mich. It's time to rev those engines. This year's Woodward Dream Cruise on Aug. 16 will include several new features likely to appeal to gearheads, such as an online classic car auction and the Dream Show, a hot rod competition with cars dating to the 1920s and a class of environmentally friendly cars. -- Aug. 1, 2008

Classic brassies tour Michigan's fruit belt

SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. -- In mid-July, over 90 antique cars -- brassies -- gathered at a Holiday Inn in Kalamazoo to begin a five-day road tour of Michigan's fruit belt, with stops in Gull Lake, South Haven, Hickory Corners, Coloma and Dowagiac. -- Jul. 29, 2008

Backyard picnic lures classic car collectors

ROCHESTER, Mich. -- On Sunday, July 13, the annual get-together known as Mantel's Picnic was attended by members of the Model T Club, the Eastside A's and the VMCCA. It was a really nice sunny day with a slight breeze that kept the temperatures down to where things were really comfortable. -- Jul. 22, 2008

GM Heritage Center shows why company has lasted 100 years

STERLING HEIGHTS, Mich. -- With only about 200 of its 900 vehicles on display at any one time, the General Motors Heritage Center in Sterling Heights looks comfortably crowded. -- Jul. 19, 2008

Perfect weather welcomes Metamora's first car show

METAMORA, Mich. -- Interesting vehicles, perfect weather, lots of highway traffic and some homemade cookies for sale highlighted Roadside Collectibles' first car show. -- Jul. 17, 2008

Car show works to help save New Haven railroad depot

NEW HAVEN, Mich. -- Folks in and around this 180-year-old town love their red brick train station. Enthusiasts have turned it into a welcoming homelike building complete with restored ticket window and station master's office. On a perfect Sunday in late June, special vehicle owners with an interest in supporting the station -- or perhaps just looking for a chance to sit in the sun and show off their collector cars -- nearly filled the parking areas around the depot just across the tracks from rusting towers bearing the familiar red-and-white checkered Purina label. -- Jul. 13, 2008

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Cruisin' MotorCities events

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  • Aug. 8-10: Detroit Festival of Speed and Style
    Campus Martius Park
  • Aug. 8: Hot Latin Nite
    Campus Martius Park
  • Aug. 9-16: AutoFair
    Michigan State Fairgrounds
  • Aug. 9-10: Flint-to-the-Fairgrounds Motorcycle Ride
    stops in Auburn Hills and Michigan State Fairgrounds
  • Aug. 11: Garden Party and Car Show
    Whitney restaurant, Detroit
  • Aug. 12: Tours of GM Heritage Center, GM headquarters and RiverWalk
    Renaissance Center, Detroit
  • Aug. 13: AFL-CIO boat tour
    Detroit River
  • Aug. 14: Model T rides
    Campius Martius Park
  • Aug. 14: Celebrating the Woodward Dream Cruise
    Comerica Park, Madison Street.
  • Aug. 15-16: A Michigan Drive-Thru Memory by Big Boy
    Michigan State Fairgrounds

Woodward Dream Cruise

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The 14th annual Woodward Dream Cruise takes place each year on the third Saturday in August. This year, the 14th annual Cruise is 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 16.

It's the world's largest one-day celebration of classic car culture that attracts more than 1 million visitors and more than 40,000 muscle cars, street rods, custom, collector and special interest vehicles.

VIP registration

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Register as an official VIP Cruiser for a plaque, discounts and special access passes during the Woodward Dream Cruise and Cruisin' MotorCities events. Open to just 12,500 people at $25 each.

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